Twinkle Toes Celebrate SF Ballet’s 79th Season

Umbrellas turned out to be the most fashionable accessory last night when, beneath stormy skies, the San Francisco Ballet celebrated its 79th opening-night gala at City Hall and across Van Ness at the Opera House where our world-renown company presented a choreographic amuse-bouche of this troupe’s stellar 2012 repertory season.

Expertly organized by Gala Chairwoman Marie Hurabiell Trader and designed by Ideas’ J. Riccardo Benavides, this beloved pomp and circumstance-filled fete, featuring sartorial snaziness, cascading couture and feathers fluttering in the wintry breeze, raised some $2 million for the Ballet’s annual fund.

And you can read all about those Social Citydeets in tomorrow’s Datebook section.

In the meantime, here’s a looksee at all the gala glamour set within Rennaissance-theme splendor and starring the company’s many twinkle toes, including Corps de Ballet dancer Sebastian Vinet who entertained first-nighters onstage and later back in City Hall where he DJ’ed the La Dolce Vita post-performance dance party.

Photo: Catherine Bigelow

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A bust of Michelangelo's David dominated seating areas in City Hall at the La Dolce Vita post-party

A bust of Michelangelo's David dominated seating areas in City Hall at the La Dolce Vita post-party